2016

IAM Patent 1000The number of AWA’s IP attorneys included in the renowned guide IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016 increases every year. The latest edition has just been released and we are proud to read about the praise for our skilled attorneys.

SwedenAWA AB as a firm is "Highly recommended" in the field of prosecution. An example of a comment from the IP industry: “… the established international player is a smart choice for globetrotting businesses. It sets the benchmark for prosecution …”.

AWA as a firm is "Ranked" in the field of litigation, and in the individual litigation ranking we find one of our attorneys at law: Peter Kenamets.

DenmarkAWA A/S as a firm is "Highly recommended" in the field of prosecution. In addition to this, the following attorneys are recommended for their prosecution skills: Eva Carlsson,Sidsel Hauge and Peter Indahl.

Examples of reviews from the industry: “… it [AWA] serves up innovative, forward-thinking strategies that are commercially attuned to clients’ goals” and “Success in European Patent Office (EPO) oppositions has also been commonplace of late”.

WTR 1000In the 2016 edition of the international directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, AWA as a group is recommended in the international ranking for being “one of Europe’s top IP specialists” and for the fact the AWA “always keeps pace with commercial trends: as many European brand owners look to expand their Asian business portfolios, it has responded by opening offices in Hong Kong and Beijing”.

AWA AB is recommended in the gold category in the general ranking of Swedish firms, in the bronze category for Enforcement and litigation, and in the gold category for Prosecution and strategy.

AWA A/S is recommended in the silver category in a general ranking of Danish firms and AWA Asia is recommended in the Chinese ranking for foreign firms.

In the individual rankings Magnus Hallin, CEO of AWA, is recommended for Prosecution and strategy. Ai-Leen Lim, CEO of AWA Asia, is recommended in the gold category and praised for her “consistently excellent work”. Anette Rasmussen, Attorney at law at AWA A/S, was recommended in the bronze category for Enforcement and litigation as well as for Prosecution and strategy.

MIPIn MIP’s international rankings “IP Stars 2016”, where top firms in over 70 jurisdictions are ranked for their patent andtrademarkwork, AWA keeps the top positions from previous years in Sweden and Denmark.

The leading IP firms of each country are listed in up to 4 different tiers.The 2016 rankings for AWA:

AWA Sweden:

tier 1 in the “Patent Prosecution” category

tier 2 in the “Patent Contentious Work” category

tier 1 in the “Trademark Prosecution” category

tier 4 in the “Trademark Contentious Work” category

AWA Denmark:

tier 2 in the “Patent Prosecution” category

tier 1 in the “Trademark Prosecution” category

tier 3 in the “Trademark/Copyright Contentious” category

AWA Asia:

tier 2 in “Trademark – Foreign firms” category

The IP Stars rankings are based on extensive research carried out by the MIP research teams each year. The researchers obtain information from thousands of firms and their clients by phone, online surveys, email and in face-to-face meetings. Among the attributes assessed are: the firm’s workload, the quality of work, and the strength of the IP team.

IP Stars HandbookIn "IP Stars Handbook – Trademark and Copyright 2016" AWA is ranked for China, Denmark and Sweden. As individuals Ai-Leen Lim, CEO and Principal Counsel of AWA Asia and Magnus Hallin, CEO of AWA Group are ranked as “IP stars”. In the same publication Ai-Leen Lim is also listed among the “Top 250 Women in IP”.